Arsenal will face Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday night at the Emirates Stadium
Atletico Madrid have confirmed their 25-man squad for the Champions League clash against Arsenal, with the Spanish club being handed four fitness boosts. The Gunners go into the semi-final second leg all level at 1-1 after the first leg at the Metropolitano Stadium last week.
Mikel Arteta and Co. are now just one game away from reaching the Champions League final, where they would face either Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich were they to progress.
Arsenal go into the game against Atletico on the back of a 3-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League, a result which moved them six points clear at the top of the table with three matches left to play, although rivals Manchester City have two games in hand.
Arsenal have been dealing with injury concerns throughout the season, as have Atletico in the build-up to the second leg at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.
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Diego Simeone’s side have travelled to London for the clash against Arsenal, with Atletico confirming their squad for the match, which sees the La Liga outfit handed four fitness boosts.
The first is Julian Alvarez, with the former Manchester City forward named in the squad after picking up an injury during the first leg against Arsenal and missed the La Liga clash against Valencia over the weekend.
Jose Maria Gimenez has also been included in the squad for Atletico, with the defender missing the previous eight matches across all competitions for the Spanish club.
Alexander Sorloth and Giuliano Simeone both missed Atletico’s win over Valencia with knocks, but have each been included in the squad to face Arsenal.
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There were also no Marcos Llorente or David Hancko in the victory over Valencia, but the pair have been named in the squad to face the Gunners, having featured in the first leg in Madrid last week.
Despite the boost for Atletico, they will still have two players on the sidelines with Pablo Barrios and Nico Gonzalez not in the squad to take on Arsenal due to their respective injury concerns.
Atletico Madrid squad to face Arsenal
Goalkeepers: Musso, Oblak, Esquivel
Defenders: Gimenez, Ruggeri, Lenglet, Molina, Hancko, Marc Pubill, Le Normand, J. Bonar, Julio Diaz.
Midfielders: Mendoza, Johnny, Koke, Alex. B, Marcos Llorente, Giuliano, Obed Vargas, Iker Luque.
Forwards: Griezmann, Sorloth, Almada, Alvarez, Lookman
